# 2011–12 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Swindon Town's first season in the League Two since 2006–07. Under the management of former AC Milan, Lazio, Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday and West Ham United footballer Paolo Di Canio, Swindon were successful in winning their first trophy since 1996 after securing the League Two championship. Town were also runners-up in the Football League Trophy, losing to Chesterfield at Wembley Stadium. The club also competed in the FA Cup, beating Premier League outfit Wigan Athletic and the League Cup.

## League data

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Swindon Town (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 93 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 88 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 3 | Crawley Town (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 84 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Southend United | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 83 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Torquay United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 81 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## Kits and sponsors

Supplier: Adidas Sponsor(s): Samsung (Home), EA Sports (Away), The People (F.A. Cup)
| Home | Away | F.A. Cup Home Kit | F.A. Cup Away Kit |
Source: Swindon Town Official Online Store

## Overview and results
### Pre-season

The club's early pre-season was dominated by reports of who would replace Paul Hart as the new manager of Swindon Town. Hart had left the club before the end of the 2010–11 season after the club's relegation had been confirmed. Hart was replaced by youth team manager Paul Bodin had managed the club on a caretaker basis. Previously, chairman Andrew Fitton also resigned in April and was replaced by fellow board member Jeremy Wray who was immediately placed with the responsibility of appointing a new manager.
Names mentioned for the Town job included Bodin, George Burley, Paul Trollope, Dietmar Hamann, John Hughes, Gus McPherson and Paolo Di Canio. In early May the tabloid newspapers were linking Di Canio with an unlikely move to the club. Di Canio had enjoyed a popular but sometimes controversial career in England with Sheffield Wednesday and with West Ham United where he became a cult figure. On 20 May, the appointment was confirmed with fellow Italians Fabrizio Piccareta (assistant), Claudio Donatelli (fitness) and Domenico Doardo (goalkeeping) joining the club as Di Canio's coaching staff, caretaker manager Paul Bodin reverted to his position as youth team manager.
Before the arrival of Di Canio, interim chairman Jeremy Wray announced that he would be arranging one-to-one meetings with the entire playing squad to discuss their futures. The outcome was a mass clear-out but it began with players initially declaring an interest in remaining at the club. David Prutton talked of "putting things right" before leaving to join Sheffield Wednesday shortly afterwards. Meanwhile, Scott Cuthbert told the press that he would be "delighted" to remain at Swindon but the club decided against triggering a clause on his contract to extend his deal but were rumoured to be open in renegotiating a new deal but Cuthbert later joined Leyton Orient. Former Swindon Town Player of the Year Jonathan Douglas looked set to sign a new contract but eventually turned it down for a move to Brentford.
Swindon Town returned to pre-season on 29 June 2011. During the summer, Swindon spent 10 days in Italy at a training camp in Norcia, Umbria. During the course of the week Town played two friendlies against local select sides Norcia XI and Marche XI. Upon returning to England, Swindon visited local Non-League clubs Swindon Supermarine and Cirencester Town. Both fixtures concluded in 4–0 victories for Swindon Town. The club concluded their Pre-Season with a 1–2 loss to Football League Championship outfit Reading.

### League Two

The fixtures for the 2011–12 season were announced on 17 June at 09:00 BST, and revealed that Swindon will begin their League Two campaign with a home fixture against Crewe Alexandra.

### League Cup

Swindon's Carling Cup round 1 tie against Bristol City drawn to be played on 9 August 2011 was postponed on police advice. This was due to fears of safety issues following the riots throughout England, including Bristol.

### F.A. Cup

As a member of League Two, Swindon Town will enter the FA Cup at the First Round stage.

## Squad information
### Club officials

| Position | Name |
| Chairman | Jeremy Wray (interim) |
| Directors | Jeremy Wray, Russell Backhouse, Andrew Black, Nick Watkins |
| Chief Executive | Nick Watkins |
| Manager | Paolo Di Canio |
| Assistant manager | Fabrizio Piccareta |
| Goalkeeper coach | Domenico Doardo |
| Fitness coach | Claudio Donatelli |
| Youth Team Manager | Paul Bodin |
| Centre of Excellence | Jeremy Newton |
| Physio | Paul Godfrey |

## Management record

As of 6 May 2012. Only competitive matches are counted
| Name | Nat | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Name | Nat | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Paolo Di Canio | | 58 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 91 | 45 |

## Captains

    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 6 May 2012.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Games |
| 13 | DF/MF | Oliver Risser | 3 |
| 6 | DF | Paul Caddis | 47 |
| 12 | DF/MF | Alan McCormack | 8 |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 6 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | JP Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Mattia Lanzano | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jay McEveley (on loan from Barnsley) | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Callum Kennedy | 23 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Aden Flint | 40 | 4 | 28+4 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Joe Devera | 35 | 2 | 28+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | SCO | Paul Caddis | 50 | 4 | 39+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Simon Ferry | 53 | 2 | 36+8 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Paul Benson | 25 | 12 | 20+2 | 11 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Matt Ritchie | 52 | 11 | 40+0 | 10 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NED | Etiënne Esajas | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | EIR | Alan McCormack | 50 | 2 | 38+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | NAM | Oliver Risser | 40 | 4 | 23+9 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | John Bostock (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Nathan Thompson | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Lee Cox | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Alan Connell | 44 | 12 | 13+19 | 11 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | ENG | Mark Scott | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Luke Rooney | 20 | 2 | 13+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SOM | Abdul Said | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Lander Gabilondo | 18 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Lee Holmes (on loan from Southampton) | 11 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ITA | Raffaele De Vita | 46 | 6 | 30+8 | 4 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Jonathan Smith | 48 | 3 | 28+10 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | FRA | Jonathan Téhoué (on loan from Leyton Orient) | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Phil Smith | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Cibocchi | 26 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Miles Storey | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | CZE | Lukáš Magera | 17 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Leigh Bedwell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | WAL | Billy Bodin | 11 | 3 | 9+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Chris Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | EIR | Ronan Murray (on loan from Ipswich Town) | 26 | 4 | 9+11 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 35 | GK | ENG | Wes Foderingham | 41 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Louis Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ALG | Mehdi Kerrouche | 18 | 8 | 9+4 | 6 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| LOAN PLAYERS WHO HAVE SINCE LEFT SWINDON (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Swindon Town) ||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Daniel Boateng (on loan from Arsenal) | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Abdulla (on loan from West Ham United) | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Jake Jervis (on loan from Birmingham City) | 14 | 5 | 10+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 34 | FW | COL | Cristian Montano (on loan from West Ham United) | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Liam Ridehalgh (on loan from Huddersfield Town) | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club on a permanent basis during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kevin Amankwaah (Released) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Alberto Comazzi (Released) | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke (Part Exchange) | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jordan Pavett (Released) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GHA | Ibrahim Atiku (Released) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Matt Clark (Released) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | EIR | Michael Timlin (Sold) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Will Evans (Released) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| -- | FW | ENG | Elliot Benyon (Sold) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
| Alan Connell | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Paul Benson | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Matt Ritchie | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Mehdi Kerrouche | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Raffaele De Vita | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Caddis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jake Jervis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ronan Murray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Oliver Risser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Bodin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aden Flint | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jonathan Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Devera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Ferry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan McCormack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Rooney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Callum Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lukáš Magera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cristian Montano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OWN GOALS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 74 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 91 |

### Penalties awarded

Includes all competitive matches.
| R | No. | Pos | Name | Competition | Opposition | Success | Technique | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | DF | Callum Kennedy | League Two | vs. Crewe Alexandra (6 August 2011) | Y | Bottom left corner | |
| 2 | 39 | FW | Mehdi Kerrouche | League Two | vs. Port Vale (5 November 2011) | Y | Top left corner | |
| 3 | 17 | FW | Alan Connell | Football League Trophy | vs. AFC Wimbledon (8 November 2011) | Y | Top left corner | Penalty Shoot-Out |
| 4 | 13 | MF | Oliver Risser | Football League Trophy | vs. AFC Wimbledon (8 November 2011) | Y | Top left corner | Penalty Shoot-Out |
| 5 | 11 | MF | Etiënne Esajas | Football League Trophy | vs. AFC Wimbledon (8 November 2011) | Y | Middle right | Penalty Shoot-Out |
| 6 | 10 | MF | Matt Ritchie | League Two | vs. Macclesfield Town (21 January 2012) | N | Missed target | |
| 7 | 2 | DF | Paul Caddis | League Two | vs. Hereford United (18 February 2012) | Y | | |
| 8 | 2 | DF | Paul Caddis | League Two | vs. Aldershot Town (17 April 2012) | Y | | |
Last updated: 23 November 2011 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | JP Trophy | Total | Total |
| Ahmed Abdulla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Benson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Caddis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alessandro Cibocchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alberto Comazzi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Alan Connell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Raffaele De Vita | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Devera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Etiënne Esajas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Simon Ferry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aden Flint | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wes Foderingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Jervis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Callum Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mehdi Kerrouche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mattia Lanzano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lukáš Magera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan McCormack | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jay McEveley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liam Ridehalgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oliver Risser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Matt Ritchie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Luke Rooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Nathan Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 66 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 2 |

### Suspensions served

| Date | Matches Missed | Suspended Player | Reason | Missed Opponents |
| 3 September 2011 | 1 | Alberto Comazzi | vs. Rotherham United | Southend United (H) |
| 17 September 2011 | 1 | Alan McCormack | 5th Booking vs. Burton Albion | Barnet (H) |
| 7 December 2011 | 1 | Matt Ritchie | 5th Booking vs. Southend United | Bristol Rovers (A) |
| 31 December 2011 | 3 | Oliver Risser | vs. Northampton Town | AFC Wimbledon (H), Wigan Athletic (H), Barnet (A) |
| 10 January 2012 | 2 | Alan McCormack | 10th Booking vs. Barnet | Rotherham United (A), Macclesfield Town (H) |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| No. | Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 | 17 June 2011 | DF | Joe Devera | Barnet | Free | |
| 2 | 21 June 2011 | MF | Jonathan Smith | York City | £30,000 | |
| 3 | 23 June 2011 | FW | Raffaele De Vita | Livingston | Free | |
| 4 | 28 June 2011 | DF | Alberto Comazzi | Spezia | Free | |
| 5 | 4 July 2011 | GK | Mattia Lanzano | US Gavorrano | Free | |
| 6 | 10 July 2011 | MF | Oliver Risser | KuPS | Free | |
| 7 | 10 July 2011 | MF | Ibrahim Atiku | Ethnikos Piraeus | Free | |
| 8 | 18 July 2011 | FW | Alan Connell | Grimsby Town | Undisclosed | |
| 9 | 18 July 2011 | FW | Mehdi Kerrouche | Al-Oruba | Free | |
| 10 | 19 July 2011 | DF | Alessandro Cibocchi | PortoSummaga | Free | |
| 11 | 25 July 2011 | MF | Alan McCormack | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
| 12 | 26 July 2011 | MF | Etiënne Esajas | Helmond Sport | Free | |
| 13 | 19 August 2011 | FW | Leon Clarke | Queens Park Rangers | Free | |
| 14 | 19 August 2011 | MF | Lander Gabilondo | CA Osasuna B | Free | |
| 15 | 22 August 2011 | FW | Lukáš Magera | Politehnica Timișoara | Undisclosed | |
| 16 | 1 January 2012 | FW | Paul Benson | Charlton Athletic | Part Exchange | |
| 17 | 6 January 2012 | GK | Wes Foderingham | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed | |
| 18 | 17 January 2012 | MF | Luke Rooney | Gillingham | Undisclosed | |
| 19 | 31 January 2012 | MF | Lee Cox | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Undisclosed | |
| 20 | 20 February 2012 | DF | Chris Smith | Stone Dominoes | Free | |
| Players transferred out |||||||
| No. | Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 | 17 May 2011 | DF | Michael Rose | Colchester United | Free | |
| 2 | 24 May 2011 | MF | David Prutton | Sheffield Wednesday | Free | |
| 3 | 31 May 2011 | FW | Vincent Pericard | Havant & Waterlooville | Released | |
| 4 | 31 May 2011 | GK | Jakub Jesionkowski | Released | Free | |
| 5 | 3 June 2011 | DF | Scott Cuthbert | Leyton Orient | Free | |
| 6 | 3 June 2011 | DF | Alan Sheehan | Notts County | Free | |
| 7 | 20 June 2011 | MF | Jon-Paul McGovern | Carlisle United | Free | |
| 8 | 20 June 2011 | DF | Lescinel Jean-Francois | Sheffield United | Free | |
| 9 | 30 June 2011 | MF | Jonathan Douglas | Brentford | Free | |
| 10 | 31 August 2011 | MF | Kevin Amankwaah | Burton Albion | Released | |
| 11 | 28 October 2011 | MF | Ibrahim Atiku | Released | Released | |
| 12 | 1 January 2012 | MF | Matt Clark | Released | Released | |
| 13 | 1 January 2012 | FW | Leon Clarke | Charlton Athletic | Part Exchange | |
| 14 | 1 January 2012 | DF | Will Evans | Hereford United | Undisclosed | |
| 15 | 1 January 2012 | FW | Elliot Benyon | Southend United | Undisclosed | |
| 16 | 5 January 2012 | MF | Michael Timlin | Southend United | Undisclosed | |
| 17 | 19 January 2012 | MF | Alberto Comazzi | Released | Released | |
| 18 | 19 January 2012 | FW | Jordan Pavett | Bishop's Stortford | Released | |
| Players loaned in |||||||
| No. | Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 1 | 30 August 2011 | MF | Ahmed Abdulla | West Ham United | 6 December 2011 | |
| 2 | 28 September 2011 | DF | Liam Ridehalgh | Huddersfield Town | 28 December 2011 | |
| 3 | 29 September 2011 | FW | Jake Jervis | Birmingham City | 30 December 2011 | |
| 4 | 13 October 2011 | FW | Cristian Montano | West Ham United | 8 November 2011 | |
| 5 | 14 October 2011 | FW | Wes Foderingham | Crystal Palace | 6 January 2012 | |
| 6 | 24 November 2011 | FW | Ronan Murray | Ipswich Town | 14 January 2012 | |
| 7 | 19 January 2012 | FW | Ronan Murray | Ipswich Town | End of the Season | |
| 8 | 20 January 2012 | DF | Daniel Boateng | Arsenal | 6 March 2012 | |
| 9 | 7 March 2012 | FW | Jonathan Téhoué | Leyton Orient | End of the Season | |
| 10 | 14 March 2012 | MF | Lee Holmes | Southampton | End of the Season | |
| 11 | 22 March 2012 | MF | John Bostock | Tottenham Hotspur | End of the Season | |
| 11 | 22 March 2012 | DF | Jay McEveley | Barnsley | End of the Season | |
| | Players loaned out | Players loaned out | Players loaned out | Players loaned out | Players loaned out | Players loaned out |
| No. | Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 1 | 20 June 2011 | FW | Elliot Benyon | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 May 2012 | |
| 2 | 25 August 2011 | FW | Billy Bodin | Torquay United | 4 January 2012 | |
| 3 | 25 August 2011 | DF | Will Evans | Hereford United | 1 January 2012 | |
| 4 | 31 August 2011 | MF | Michael Timlin | Southend United | 5 January 2012 | |
| 5 | 8 September 2011 | FW | Leon Clarke | Chesterfield | 1 January 2012 | |
| 6 | 22 September 2011 | MF | Matt Clark | Oxford City | 1 January 2012 | |
| 7 | 7 October 2011 | GK | Mark Scott | Oxford City | 4 November 2011 | |
| 8 | 24 November 2011 | MF | Abdul Said | Fairford Town | 28 December 2011 | |
| 9 | 25 November 2011 | GK | Mark Scott | Salisbury City | 20 February 2012 | |
| 10 | 24 December 2011 | FW | Jordan Pavett | Heybridge Swifts | 19 January 2012 | |
| 11 | 9 February 2012 | FW | Mehdi Kerrouche | Oxford United | 10 March 2012 | |
| 12 | 20 February 2012 | GK | Mark Scott | Salisbury City | 4 April 2012 | |
| 13 | 21 February 2012 | FW | Lukas Magera | Banik Ostrava | End of the Season | |
| 14 | 22 March 2012 | FW | Billy Bodin | Crewe Alexandra | End of the Season | |

### Trial players

Di Canio brought in several players on a trial basis during the early weeks as manager of Swindon. There was minor controversy when trialist Leon Knight was released from training after only two days for fitness related reasons. Knight would later direct angry messages on the social networking website Twitter towards his agent and the club for his early exit.
| Player | Notes |
| Leon Knight | |
| Oliver Risser | Signed a permanent contract |
| Ibrahim Atiku | Signed a permanent contract |
| Taijo Teniste | |
| Cristian Cesaretti | |
| Alessandro Cibocchi | Signed a permanent contract |
| Christian Paoletti | |
| Etiënne Esajas | Signed a permanent contract |
| Wilko Risser | Trained |
| Player | Notes |
| Nicolás Raimondi | |
| Lander Gabilondo | Signed a permanent contract |
| Michael Wojtanowicz | |
| Rhys Evans | Trained |
| Paul Mooney | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist |
| Kane Louis | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist |
| Tyron Amory | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist |
| Chris Smith | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist |

## Monthly and weekly awards

| Award | Date | Player |
| League Two Team of the Week | 8 August 2011 | Callum Kennedy |
| League Two Team of the Week | 5 September 2011 | Paul Caddis Alan Connell |
| League Two Team of the Week | 12 September 2011 | Mattia Lanzano |
| League Two Team of the Week | 26 September 2011 | Matt Ritchie Phil Smith |
| League Two Team of the Week | 17 October 2011 | Aden Flint |
| League Two Team of the Week | 24 October 2011 | Raffaele De Vita Wes Foderingham |
| League Two Team of the Week | 7 November 2011 | Liam Ridehalgh |
| League Two Team of the Week | 27 November 2011 | Paul Caddis |
| League Two Team of the Week | 3 January 2012 | Paul Caddis |
| Football League Trophy Ultimate Finish Award | 10 January 2012 | Paul Caddis |
| League Two Team of the Week | 16 January 2012 | Matt Ritchie |
| League Two Team of the Week | 23 January 2012 | Aden Flint |
| League Two Team of the Week | 18 February 2012 | Matt Ritchie |
| League Two Team of the Week | 26 February 2012 | Paul Benson Alan McCormack |
| League Two Manager of the Month | February 2012 | Paolo Di Canio |
| League Two Player of the Month | February 2012 | Paul Benson |
| League Two Team of the Week | 12 March 2012 | Wes Foderingham Alan McCormack |
| League Two Team of the Week | 10 April 2012 | Alan McCormack Jay McEveley |
| League Two Team of the Week | 14 April 2012 | Aden Flint |
| PFA League Two Team of the Year | 2011–12 Season | Paul Caddis Matt Ritchie |
| Ronnie Radford Award | F.A. Cup performance vs. Wigan Athletic | Wes Foderingham Callum Kennedy Aden Flint McCormack Paul Caddis Raffaele De Vita Simon Ferry Jonathan Smith Matt Ritchie Alan Connell Ronan Murray Paul Benson Lukas Magera Alessandro Cibocchi Paolo Di Canio |
| League Two Medallists | 28 April 2012 | Paul Benson Paul Caddis (Captain) Alan Connell Joe Devera Raffaele De Vita Simon Ferry Aden Flint Wes Foderingham Lander Gabilondo Lee Holmes Callum Kennedy Alan McCormack Jay McEveley Ronan Murray Oliver Risser Luke Rooney Jonathan Smith Phil Smith Paolo Di Canio |
| League Two Team of the Week | 30 April 2012 | Aden Flint |
| Swindon Town Player of the Season | 2011–12 Season | Alan McCormack |
| LMA League Two Manager of the Season | 2011–12 Season | Paolo Di Canio |
| BBC Team of the Year | 2011–12 Season | Paul Caddis Matt Ritchie |
| Football League Precision Goalkeeping Golden Glove | April 2012 | Wes Foderingham |
| League Two Precision Goalkeeping Golden Glove Award | 2011–12 Season | Wes Foderingham |

## Summary

| Games Played | 58 (46 League Two, 4 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 6 JP Trophy) |
| Games Won | 36 (29 League Two, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 JP Trophy) |
| Games Drawn | 8 (6 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 JP Trophy) |
| Games Lost | 14 (11 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 JP Trophy) |
| Goals Scored | 91 (75 League Two, 7 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 7 JP Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 45 (32 League Two, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 6 JP Trophy) |
| Goal Difference | +46 |
| Clean Sheets | 29 (26 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 JP Trophy) |
| Yellow Cards | 81 (66 League Two, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 8 JP Trophy) |
| Red Cards | 2 (2 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 JP Trophy) |
| Worst Discipline | Alan McCormack, 13 yellows 0 reds |
| Best Result | 5–0 vs. Barnet, 28 April 2012 |
| Worst Result | 1–3 vs. Southampton, 30 August 2011 1–3 vs. Gillingham, 21 April 2012 |
| Most Appearances | Simon Ferry (53 appearances) |
| Top Scorer | Alan Connell (13 goals) |
| Points | 93 |

### Reserves

In June 2011 it was announced that Swindon Town would not compete in a Reserve League for the 2011–12 season and would therefore arrange friendlies with other clubs.

### Wiltshire Premier Shield

The draw for the Wiltshire Premier Shield semi-finals was made on 28 October 2011. Swindon Town was drawn to play Salisbury City with the victors scheduled to play either Chippenham Town or Swindon Supermarine in the Final.
However, it was confirmed on 13 January 2012 by Salisbury City that Swindon had withdrawn from the competition giving the South Wiltshire club a bye into the final.